Ratko Mladic, the 'butcher of Bosnia', photographed after his arrest

Ratko Mladic, Europe's most wanted war criminal, was arrested on Thursday in a northern Serbian village after 16 years on the run. This photograph, which has just been released by Reuters, was taken after his arrest.

Politika via Reuters

Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in seen in a photo taken in Belgrade, Serbia on May 26. Mladic was arrested in Serbia on May 26 after years on the run from international genocide charges, opening the way for the once-pariah state to approach the European mainstream.

Serbian President Boris Tadic hopes that Mladic's arrest will clear the way for the former pariah state to join the European Union.